2018-19: Qualified as the 27th seed for the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships at 149 pounds…Won the 2019 Eastern Wrestling Championship at 149 pounds, becoming the first EWL champion in program history…Team captain…Selected Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State First Team…Selected by the team as the Jerry Mullins Coaches’ Award winner at the Mason annual banquet…Finished the season with an overall record of 31-11, including a 12-4 dual mark…Went 4-2 in EWL duals…Ranked second on the team with a career-high 31 wins…Registered four falls, one technical fall, nine major decisions and 16 decisions on the season…Finished his career with 94 victories, including two wins at the NCAA Championships…Won the title at the Patriot Open (Dec. 9) and placed second at the Navy Classic (Nov. 17)…Also competed in the Hokie Open (Nov. 4) and Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)…Won a 14-7 decision over Darren Ostrander (at VMI) on Nov. 2…Won a pair of bouts at the Hokie Open on Nov. 4 with a 4-3 decision over Christian Monserrat (West Virginia) and a 16-4 major decision against Aiden Conroy (Davidson)…Placed second at the Navy Classic on Nov. 17, recording four victories with a pin (6:34) against Tristan Sellmer (Indiana), a 9-4 decision over Kade Kowalski (Ohio), a fall (1:47) over Zachary Frause (Brown) and an 8-4 decision against Jaden Enriquez (Michigan State)…Recorded a 16-4 major decision over Brant Bond (at Bloomsburg) on Nov. 29…Tallied a 12-3 major decision against Jason Estevez (Buffalo) on Dec. 8…Took the title at the Patriot Open on Dec. 9 after winning five consecutive matches, with an 8-4 decision over Brock Port (Lock Haven), a 2-1 decision (SV-1) over Lucas Kemerer (Pittsburgh), 13-4 major decision against Will Kaldes (Pittsburgh), a forfeit over Lucas Ortiz (Loch Haven) and a fall (2:48) over Sam Lynch (Brown)…Recorded a fall (4:44) against Conrad Schiess (at Gardner-Webb) on Dec. 20…Posted a 16-5 major decision over Aiden Conroy (at Davidson) on Dec. 20…Won four matches at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Jan. 1-2 with a 7-3 decision over Thomas Stager (Air Force), a 15-7 major decision against Troy Nation (Campbell), a 10-6 decision over Doug Gudenburr (The Citadel) and a 3-1 decision (SV-1) over Alec Hagen (Iowa State)…Picked up a 19-4 technical fall (6:42) over Brady Barnet (Cleveland State) on Jan. 10…Registered a 6-2 decision against Riley Jacobs (Columbia) on Jan. 10…Notched a 12-4 major decision over Tyler Vath (Edinboro) on Jan. 27…Posted an 8-4 decision over Gary Dinmore (Rider) on Jan. 31…Earned a 15-4 major decision against Chris Martorello (at Franklin & Marshall) on Feb. 9…Won by 7-1 decision over Michael Sprague (at American) on Feb. 15…Notched a 10-4 decision against Holden Heller (at Hofstra) on Feb. 22…Won the EWL title at 149 pounds on March 9 with a 10-2 major decision over Tyler Vath (Edinboro) in the quarterfinals, a 5-2 decision against Brock Port (Lock Haven) in the semifinals and a 13-6 decision over Evan Fidelibus (Rider) in the first-place bout…Advanced to the second day of competition at the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships with a 3-1 decision over Henry Pohlmeyer (South Dakota State) in the Consolation Round of 16 #1.
2017-18: Starter at 141 pounds his redshirt junior season...Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships...Finished the season 22-15...Third on the team in wins (22), tied for second in major decisions (5) and was second on the squad in decisions (10)...Tallied a technical fall in his first bout of the year at Citadel on November 3...Posted a fall over Campbell on November 12...Tallied a 10-4 decision against Oregon State on November 16...Picked up a 10-3 decision vs. Davidson on January 12...Posted a 17-7 major decision at Cleveland State on January 27...Picked up a major decision vs. Franklin & Marshall on February 11...Recorded a technical fall vs. VMI on February 18...Won by a 9-4 decision over Old Dominion sophomore Alex Madrigal at the 2018 NCAA Division I Championships.
2016-17: Starter at 141 pounds his redshirt sophomore season…Finished the season 18-13 with two falls, three major decisions and 10 decisions…Won three matches in a row four times during the season…Posted a 4-2 dual record against Eastern Wrestling League opponents, including a dual record of 3-0 at home…Ranked fourth on the team with 18 wins…Tied for third-most on the team with two pins during the season (one of 15 Patriots to record at least one fall during the year)…Placed second at the Lock Haven Classic on Dec. 29…Won his first bout of the year with a 3-1 decision against Indiana on Nov. 17…Won three matches to earn a sixth place finish at the Navy Classic on Nov. 19…Posted a 9-4 decision against Buffalo and a 14-3 major decision against Hofstra at the fifth annual Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 27…Scored six points in the third period to pick up a 7-3 decision against Bloomsburg on Dec. 3…Won by 13-4 major decision against North Dakota State on Dec. 9…Won three matches (a fall and two decisions) to place second at 141 pounds at the Lock Haven Classic on Dec. 29…Notched a 13-7 decision against VMI on Jan. 7…Registered conference dual win with a 3-2 decision against Cleveland State, with the match decided by a riding time point on Jan. 15…Recorded a 5-3 decision in sudden victory with a takedown early in overtime against Edinboro on Jan. 22…Scored a takedown in the first sudden victory to post an 8-6 decision against Franklin & Marshall on Feb. 11.
2015-16: Starter at 141 in his redshirt freshman season… Went 20-14 with 2 technical falls, 3 major decisions and 14 decisions on the year… Earned 3rd place in the Navy Classic… Went 3-1 at the Virginia duals and guided the team to a First Place Finish in the Bronze Round… Finished 4th at the Lock Haven tournament… Earned EWL Rookie of the Week honors once… Finished 4th in EWL conference tournament… Earned Most Improved Wrestler at Mason’s end of the season banquet…
2014-15: An overall record of 3-2 with one major decision as a redshirt... Did not compete in any duals.
Prep: Wrested for three years, earning three varsity letters and played football for four years, earning two varsity letters... An All-County defensive back and second team All-Metro honors in football... Three-time county and regional champion and a three-time state placer (1st, 2nd, 5th)... Record of 109-15 at Western Tech...
Personal: Son of Tyrun Johnson... Has one sibling, Jordan... Finished with a 7-3 record at Disney Duals... Computer science major.
